There, with quick set and prop changes, the cast acts out three stories as Newman narrates.

In "Prezzettino," based on the book by Leo Lionni, Prezzettino or "little piece" (tall Homer Wiggins in red overalls) thinks he must simply be a part of a larger whole, but eventually sees that he can stand alone and be happy.

Ben Shecter's "The Discontented Mother" finds a hard-pressed Mom asking her active son if he'll ever change. To his mother's dismay, he turns into a cat, an elephant, a crocodile and more--each animal played by a different masked actor. (Jacobson gets the biggest laugh of the day as an outrageously greedy pig.) Finally, Mom does a little changing too and both are content.

Performed in black light, Norton Juster's "The Dot and the Line" is especially effective. Stuffy Line (Wiggins) is in love with Dot (Jacobson), who's smitten with irresponsible Squiggle (Erhard Scharfe). Line tries to become a Squiggle, but can't, then works at being the best he can be, achieving a dazzling array of angles and bends that wins Dot's affections.